Nine Elms by Robert Bryndza

Nine Elms (Kate Marshall)

by Robert Bryndza

'The perfect book for Erika Foster fans. It has all the same vibes - but MORE. I actually think this is Robert Bryndza's best book yet'

'A gripping read that I could not put down'

'What an absolutely stunning start to what promises to be a brilliant new series'

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From the breakthrough international bestselling author of The Girl in the Ice, a breathtaking, page-turning novel about a disgraced female detective's fight for redemption. And survival.

Kate Marshall was a promising young police detective when she caught the notorious Nine Elms serial killer. But her greatest victory suddenly became a nightmare.

Fifteen years after those catastrophic, career-ending events, a copycat killer has taken up the Nine Elms mantle, continuing the ghastly work of his idol.

Enlisting her brilliant research assistant, Tristan Harper, Kate draws on her prodigious and long-neglected skills as an investigator to catch a new monster. But there's much more than her reputation on the line: Kate was the original killer's intended fifth victim . . . and his successor means to finish the job.

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'Twisty, dark and layered . . . A superb start to what promises to be another stand out series' M. W. CRAVEN

'Gripping from start to finish. I will wait with bated breath for the next Kate Marshall thriller' RACHEL ABBOTT

Reviewed by lessthelonely on

1 of 5 stars

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I'm really sorry, Mr. Bryndza. Believe me, I am: I bought this book for the sole reason you were the one who wrote it, as I really enjoy your Erika Foster thrillers!

I would say this book mirrors "The Girl in The Ice" in the sense that it deeply dissappointed me: that book is absolutely thrilling fest! It only drops the ball on the big reveal and even still manages an impressive climax. The thing is, even though this book has obviously a good body count... it feels pretty uneventful:
- The one character struggle Kate has is with alcooholism: is it realistic? Sure. Is it described in any new way? I don't think so. Did I ever believe Kate was going to have a drop of alcohol in the first book? Not in the slightest. It felt like cheap internal strife.
- While Erika Foster's plot is usually a bit more filled with conflict, mainly because Erika struggles against superiors, Kate Marshall... doesn´t really do that? There are clear attempts at this, but they are solved immediately and don't really feel as big as I believe they're meant to.
- The structure is very similar to "A Girl in The Ice", but way less thrilling, in my opinion: I pretty much realized all the reveals before they came. I wasn't able to do that with "A Girl in The Ice", even if it dissappointed me.

Also, just for me: dialogue didn't seem as present? The descriptions, for the first time in a Robert Bryndza book, TRULY bothered and bored me the heck out. Sorry to say, Mr. Bryndza... this one's just generic and doesn't even win points in execution... Most of what I believe the author believed to be "quirks" of the book (for example, a masturbation scene), really just felt like they were there for shock value. And I mean... Alright? It added nothing of value.

If you were interested in this book: sorry to burst your bubble. Please read the Erika Foster series instead.

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